eyaansh Khamkar has entered the World Book of Records as the youngest Indian to complete 30 km solo swim in the Arabian Sea
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Know the forts India has nominated to the UNESCO World Heritage list.
All the ports are being constructed on a built-operate-transfer (BOT) basis, state Chief Secretary D K Sankaran told PTI in New Delhi.
Singh will succeed Admiral Sunil Lanba who retires on May 31.
As Navy chief, Admiral Singh's immediate priority will be to expedite the long-delayed modernisation of the Indian Navy, including by inducting new warships, submarines and aircraft.
This will be the first instance since Independence that two of the three service chiefs will be the government's chosen men.
Stakes are high for senior Congress leader Narayan Rane, who is facing a resurgent Shiv Sena on his home turf in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, where he is contesting the assembly polls along with his son Nitesh.
'Shivaji was among a handful of Indian rulers to realise the importance of sea power... Not much attention is paid to his remarkable achievement: Building a modern navy and the revival of Indian maritime power.'
Aseem Chhabra's take on the highlights of Indian cinema this year.
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